An evaluation of the efficacy of the national immunization programme for hepatitis B

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 529-533

  Rubin, L ^a,b   Hefer, E ^a,c   Dubnov, Y ^a,b   Warman, S ^a   Rishpon, S ^a,b  

^a Haifa District Health Office   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c Yizrael Valley College   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Immunization program; Monitoring; Sample

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

HEALTH MONITORING; HEPATITIS; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION RATE; ISRAEL; LABORATORY TEST; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS CARRIER;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HAIFA [ISRAEL]; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 34250364095     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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